New Reports and Understanding of Wood Energy Pellet Sector
Wood energy pellets: love them or hate them. It all depends upon your perspective and understanding. That’s why the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released two new reports on the rapidly-growing wood energy pellet industry: “The Wood Pellet Value Chain: An economic analysis of the wood pellet supply chain from the […]
Partners Expand Mississippi River Reforestation and Wetlands: Flood prone ‘batture lands’ eligible for conservation funding to improve water quality
Stoneville, MS – A public-private partnership between Mississippi River Trust, Walton Family Foundation, U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) offers conservation funding to owners of flood-prone farm land. The voluntary, four-year program seeks to convert 40,000 acres of frequently-flooded farm land into […]
Report Assesses State of Information on Nation’s Wood-to-Energy Sector
Even with sound information it is difficult to make good decisions; without it, bad outcomes are likely. That is why the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) convened a group of experts in Washington, DC, in October 2012, to assess information for the U.S. wood-to-energy sector. Wood-to-energy, the most ancient of fuels to […]
Voigtman Elected to Endowment’s Board of Directors
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today that Jon Voigtman of Summit, New Jersey, and a Managing Director-RBC Capital Markets in New York, has been elected to its Board of Directors. “As we move to more active management of our portfolio of investments, it is vitally important that we have people […]
Payment for Watershed Services: A Watershed Protection Database
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) promotes the conservation and improved management of forested watersheds as a cost-effective strategy to safeguard public drinking water supplies. The USDA Forest Service estimates that 180 million Americans receive their drinking water from a forested watershed. Protecting these drinking water sources is essential for America’s continued […]
Endowment Releases 2011 Financial Results
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today released results from independent audits of the organization’s 2011 financial records as well as copies of the 2011 IRS Form 990 (tax return). In reference to the findings, Peggy Clark, chair of the Endowment’s Audit Committee said, “I am especially pleased to report that not […]
Gilges Elected to Endowment’s Board of Directors
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) announced today that Kent Gilges of Canandaigua, New York, Managing Director at Conservation Forestry, LLC, has been elected to its Board of Directors. “We couldn’t be more pleased that someone with Kent’s breadth of experience and commitment to stewardship of forest resources would join us in […]
Jefferson County, Georgia Assets Index Report Released
As a part of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities’ work in Jefferson County, Georgia under the Endowment’s newest Initiative Asset Creation, Intern Katie Premo has completed an extensive data study of the County that will serve as a tool for the asset creation process. The Jefferson County Assets Index is a compilation of economic […]
Endowment Invests in Highly-Stressed Timber Harvesting Sector in South Georgia
The U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities (the Endowment) today announced a $25,000 grant to help timber harvesters impacted by the recent economic downturn in South Georgia. With this investment, the Endowment seeks to support critical infrastructure for the forest products industry, support loggers certified by the Georgia Master Timber Harvester Program, and strengthen small […]
Program to Heat Schools with Locally-Available Wood Wastes Finding Acceptance in Hospitals, Prisons, and more
Schools and other public and private buildings located in forest-rich portions of the country are increasingly finding that an old source of fuel is just the right thing for today and tomorrow. “This installment of “Issues in the Forest” — A Look Back at Fuels for Schools and Beyond — provides an update on a program that […]